I really needed a new fantasy author I could sink my teeth into (figuratively!) and I think I've found him. Miéville takes the odd elements that you would find in the minds of authors like Barker or Powers and gives them a fresh but interesting and sometimes macabre twist. This is one of the few boo...
Review del libro en sí: China es muy pulp. Su ciudad es barroca, muchas de sus palabras inventadas y sus descripciones están cubiertas de adjetivos como si fueran mermelada. Pone 50 palabras donde bastarían 5 y inesperadamente me encuentro diciendo : "Claro, cariño, ¿quieres ir a la Luna? Deja que t...
Termed "new weird" this is my first China Mievelle novel and despite quite enjoying it, I'm not sure I shall rush to read another. It took me a while to get my head around the world the characters inhabited, but once I had, the story was great. I'm not sure I can describe the plot well enough to do ...
The world building in this steampunk-y/sci-fi/fantasy novel is really marvelous and unique. The people that populate this world are diverse and intriguing, as is the place they inhabit. The two main characters, Lin and Isaac (especially Lin), have some compelling quality about them that made me wa...
Having previously read Mieville's The City and The City and did not like it, I hadnt been in any rush to read any more of his books. What a huge mistake this was, Perdido Street Station is a fantastic book, and New Crubozon is an amazing setting, this towering edifice of architecture and history, t...
What do I think? So many things. If I were to give a star rating based on world building, this rating would be a 5. If I gave a star rating based on inventive and challenging narrative, i.e. use of language, again a 5. The problem for me is both the city of New Crobuzon and the style that Mievil...
Full review at SFF Book ReviewThis was an excellent read.I'm still stunned by the inventiveness, the abundance of ideas and the thrill of the plot. I normally post short impressions on goodreads and a full review on my blog, but I'm afraid I can't just talk about this book "a little". Either it's al...
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